US Supreme Court Declines to Halt $655 Million Judgment Against Palestinian Authority

The high court has refused to stay a massive legal judgment linked to terror attacks during the Second Intifada, allowing enforcement to proceed.

The United States Supreme Court has declined an emergency request to stay a $655 million legal judgment against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The decision clears the way for plaintiffs to continue their efforts to collect damages related to a series of terror attacks that occurred during the Second Intifada. The judgment stems from lawsuits filed by American victims and their families, who argued that the PA and PLO were responsible for providing support for attacks in Israel that resulted in the deaths and injuries of U.S. citizens. The le…